Station 42085 - Southeast of Ponce, PR 
Owned and maintained by Caribbean Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing System (CarICOOS)
Moored Buoy
17.870 N 66.537 W (17°52'12" N 66°32'13" W)
Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 3 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 18.9 m
Watch circle radius: 60 yards
Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation. | |
![]() | E ( 100 deg true ) |
![]() | 9.7 kts |
![]() | 13.6 kts |
![]() | 3.0 ft |
![]() | 6 sec |
![]() | SE ( 138 deg true ) |
![]() | 29.98 in |
![]() | -0.02 in ( Falling ) |
![]() | 84.9 °F |
![]() | 84.9 °F |
![]() | 34.96 psu |
![]() | 11.7 kts |
![]() | 13.6 kts |
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These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation. | |
![]() | 3.0 ft |
![]() | STEEP |
Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.
Ocean Current Data for 42085
4:00 pm AST | 3:00 pm AST | |||
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Depth ft | Dir ° | Speed kts |
Dir ° | Speed kts |
7 | 250 | 0.27 | 260 | 0.39 |
13 | 250 | 0.16 | 270 | 0.39 |
16 | 270 | 0.19 | 270 | 0.37 |
20 | 290 | 0.25 | 270 | 0.37 |
23 | 270 | 0.23 | 250 | 0.37 |
26 | 260 | 0.23 | 270 | 0.35 |
30 | 260 | 0.31 | 270 | 0.43 |
33 | 260 | 0.19 | 280 | 0.33 |
36 | 270 | 0.27 | 280 | 0.35 |
39 | 250 | 0.23 | 280 | 0.35 |
43 | 290 | 0.19 | 280 | 0.27 |
46 | 280 | 0.25 | 280 | 0.41 |
49 | 280 | 0.23 | 270 | 0.35 |
Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42085
Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:
All Instruments - 1-day plot
3-day plot
5-day plot
These oceanographic data are displayed in rounded times. Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation. | |
Depth (DEPTH): | 3.3 ft |
![]() | 84.99 °F |
![]() | 34.96 psu |
Links which are specific to this station are listed below:
Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.
Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.